2023–24 Willem II season

The 2023–24 season is Willem II's 128th season in existence and second consecutive in the Eerste Divisie. They will also compete in the KNVB Cup.

Willem II
2023–24 season
ManagerReinier Robbemond
StadiumKoning Willem II Stadion
Eerste Divisie13th
KNVB CupFirst round
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Netherlands NED Freek Heerkens (captain)
4 DF Netherlands NED Erik Schouten (2nd captain)
5 DF Iceland ISL Rúnar Þór Sigurgeirsson
6 MF Belgium BEL Matthias Verreth
7 FW Netherlands NED Nick Doodeman
9 FW Suriname SUR Jeredy Hilterman (on loan from Almere City)
10 MF Netherlands NED Max de Waal
11 FW Sweden SWE Max Svensson
16 MF Netherlands NED Ringo Meerveld
17 FW Netherlands NED Patrick Joosten
18 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jeremy Bokila
20 DF Netherlands NED Valentino Vermeulen
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Netherlands NED Joshua Smits
23 FW Netherlands NED Michael de Leeuw
24 GK Netherlands NED Connor van den Berg
27 MF Netherlands NED Dani Mathieu
29 MF Netherlands NED Thijs Oosting
30 DF Austria AUT Raffael Behounek
32 MF Netherlands NED Jesse Bosch
33 DF Netherlands NED Tommy St. Jago
34 DF Netherlands NED Amine Lachkar
36 FW Netherlands NED Jelte Pal
44 DF Netherlands NED Niels van Berkel

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 4–0 Netherlands Eindhoven
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
22 July 2023 Friendly Westerlo Belgium 2–1 Netherlands Willem II
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
25 July 2023 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 0–1 Belgium RFC Liège
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
29 July 2023 Friendly Willem II Netherlands 0–3 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
5 August 2023 Friendly Beveren Belgium 2–3 Netherlands Willem II
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eerste Divisie 13 August 2023 10 May 2024 Matchday 1 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 033.33
KNVB Cup 31 October–2 November 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 033.33

Last updated: 17 September 2023
Source: Soccerway

Eerste Divisie
Main article: 2023–24 Eerste Divisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Roda JC Kerkrade[lower-alpha 1] (X) 11 7 2 2 23 7 +16 23 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Willem II 11 7 2 2 18 11 +7 23
3 ADO Den Haag 11 6 4 1 17 10 +7 22 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Eindhoven 11 5 5 1 14 9 +5 20
5 Emmen 11 5 4 2 20 15 +5 19
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs
Notes:
  1. Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)



Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 2 2 2 6 7  −1 8 2 0 1 5 5  0 0 2 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 17 September 2023.
Source:

Results by round
Round1234567
GroundAHAHHAH
ResultDWDLWLP
Position1125151112
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[2]

13 August 2023 1 Eindhoven 1–1 Willem II Eindhoven
12:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
Referee: Erwin Blank
18 August 2023 2 Willem II 2–0 Dordrecht Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • De Leeuw 32'
  • Svensson 49'
 Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Robin Hensgens
27 August 2023 3 Groningen 0–0 Willem II Groningen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 20,721
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
5 September 2023 4 Willem II 1–4 NAC Breda Tilburg
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
8 September 2023 5 Willem II 2–1 MVV Maastricht Tilburg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Referee: Clay Ruperti
17 September 2023 6 Cambuur 1–0 Willem II Leeuwarden
16:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler
3 October 2023 7 Willem II v TOP Oss Tilburg
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 September 2023, but was postponed due to the unsuitability of the pitch.[3]

KNVB Cup
Main article: 2023–24 KNVB Cup
31 October–2 November 2023 First round VV SJC v Willem II TBD
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

References
  1. "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
  2. "Keuken Kampioen Divisie: Het laatste nieuws, uitslagen, standen en samenvattingen". 24 August 2023.
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